Icy ball 15 times brighter than the moon might be visible in December - IF it survives



There were fears that Comet ISON, which promised to be visible from Earth in broad daylight later this year, had fizzled out.

But an image from the Hubble Telescope has confirmed the nucleus of the comet is intact and the icy body is on course.

Astronomers are optimistic the comet will survive its transit 730,000 miles from the sun, as its nucleus is estimated to measure up to 1.2 miles across


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